Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.31522/p.29.1(61).2
Monetary Institutions and the Emergence of a New Building Type; Fellner and Helmer’s Design for the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb
Azra Suljić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-193X
; ASK Atelier Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
Karin Šerman
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zagreb witnessed the appearance of a new building typology meant to accommodate various sorts of monetary institutions: banks, savings banks, insurance companies and stock exchanges. This paper presents one important early example of that type – the seat of the Croatian Escompte Bank in Zagreb. It was designed in 1898-1899 by the Vienna-based studio Fellner and Helmer for a prominent location at 3 Ilica Street and it heralded the defining features of the new building type, such as the union of diverse facilities within a single structure, imposing architectural features and overall grand appearance, and a highly prominent role in the urban fabric of the city.
In particular, it contributed to the definition of a spatial and formal scheme for commercial corner buildings, as the most exposed and attractive segments of downtown city blocks. In that sense it served as a productive model for a number of corner buildings intended for business purposes that were to follow.
Ključne riječi
Croatian Escompte Bank; Fellner and Helmer; monetary institutions; typology; Zagreb
Hrčak ID:
259520
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2021.
Posjeta: 809 *